- You May Be Right (game show)
infobox television
show_name = You May Be Right
format =Game show
picture_format = 16:9
runtime = 60 minutes per episode (inc. commercials)
starring =Todd McKenney (host)
country =Australia
network =Seven Network
first_aired =August 13 ,2006
last_aired =September 3 ,2006
|You May Be Right was an Australian
television game show , jointly produced bydSPBeyond & theSeven Network , and was hosted by "Dancing With The Stars" judgeTodd McKenney . The show was aired on Sunday nights at 7:30pm and premiered onAugust 13 ,2006 . The format pitted two teams of Australian celebrities against each other, testing their knowledge on movies, music and television. Among the games involved are: "Check It Out", "Crate Expectations", "Face Race", "Looney Tunes", "Slay That Song" and "What Happened Next". The show's in-house band is theScared Weird Little Guys . The original working title for the pilot was "Famous", but was later changed to its current title. The show was based on the Swedish conceptDoobidoo .Criticism
The show was heavily criticised for its obvious similarities to the ABC's Spicks and Specks.
:"Diary" has not heard a good word about Sunday night's premiere of "You May be Right" on Seven. Hosted by Todd McKenney, the panel show looked cheap and was not a patch on the ABC's Spicks and Specks on which it was based. On ABC radio in Sydney callers were outraged that Seven had pinched the show from Aunty. [cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20152820-22822,00.html|title=You may be wrong|last=Meade|first=Amanda|date=2006-08-17|work=
The Australian |accessdate=2008-05-21] On one of the first episodes of Spicks and Specks taped after You May Be Right's cancellation, hostAdam Hills introduced the show by saying "Welcome to Spicks And Specks, the music quiz show that may be right."Production problems
Seven bosses ordered a major overhaul, including new sets and lighting, after the first show was plagued by embarrassing production problems. It took over four hours to tape the first one-hour show, due to various technical problems, faulty buzzers, over-running segments, and host Todd McKenney's repeated flubbing of his teleprompted lines. Ten episodes were originally planned, but after declining ratings the show was cancelled within a month of being on air.
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Big Questions External links
* [http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/you-may-be-right/ You May Be Right - Yahoo!7 Official Site]
* [http://www.sevencorporate.com.au/uploads/files/1154478680517_0.2886383761220866.pdf Official Seven Corporate press release]
* [http://www.dspbeyond.com/ Production company site - dSPBeyond]
* [http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20203696-10388,00.html Sydney Confidential article: Show May Not Be Right - August 22, 2006]
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